Degrees

B.S., Syracuse University
M.S., Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

Honors/awards

2002-2003 Kaneb Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Notre Dame
1999 Master Mentor Award, One of 13 University faculty identified by the Graduate School as an excellent mentor for graduate students

Educational research interests

Infants, children, and families; child development related to children’s classroom behavior; children’s abilities to regulate their emotions and behaviors; factors that predict why some children have a more challenging time than others when dealing with negative emotions

Bio

To date, Prof. Braungart-Rieker’s research has examined issues surrounding social and emotional development in infancy and early childhood. In
particular, her research focuses on how children’s characteristics (e.g., gender and temperament), parenting practices, contextual factors (e.g.,
family earner status and marital satisfaction), and the fathers’ role relate to outcomes such as children’s ability to regulate their emotions, parent-child attachment security, and the development of children’s compliance and autonomy.

Contact Information

Department/affiliation

Professor of Psychology; Director, Center for Children and Families

Degrees

Ph.D., Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Syracuse University

Research interests

Infants, children, and families; Child development related to
children’s classroom behavior; Children’s abilities to regulate
their emotions and behaviors; Factors that predict why some children
have a more challenging time than others when dealing with negative
emotions

Honors/awards

2002-2003 Kaneb Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University of Notre Dame
1999 Master Mentor Award, One of 13 University faculty identified by The Graduate School as an excellent mentor for graduate students

Bio

To date, Dr. Braungart-Rieker’s research has examined issues surrounding
social and emotional development in infancy and early childhood. In
particular, her research focuses on how children’s characteristics (e.g.,
gender and temperament), parenting practices, contextual factors (e.g.,
family earner status and marital satisfaction), and the fathers’ role relate
to outcomes such as children’s ability to regulate their emotions,
parent-child attachment security, and the development of children’s
compliance and autonomy.